Oh, I agree. It could be a lot worse.
Here's some good news: we are up to #23.
But also some bad news: we are down to #7 in the Big 10.
http://247sports.com/Season/2017-Football/CompositeTeamRankings?Conference=Big-Ten
Up to #5 but your post doesn't tell the whole story and you know that.
Whoo hoo! We're up two spots! We must have signed some big time recruits yesterday.